礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo

Definitions

1. goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

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Child Words of 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 千 千 qiān: thousand
• 毛 毛 máo: hair
• 礼 礼 lǐ: gift
• 里 里 lǐ: lining
• 轻 轻 qīng: light
• 送 送 sòng: to send; to deliver; to transmit
• 重 重 chóng: to repeat
• 重 重 zhòng: heavy
• 鹅 鹅 é: goose
• 人意 人意 rén yì: people's expectations
• 千里 千里 qiān lǐ: a thousand miles
• 千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo: goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
• 意 意 yì: idea
• 礼轻人意重 礼轻人意重 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng: slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
• 鹅毛 鹅毛 é máo: goose feather